Re: Phil Jackson

[Alex Wang <awang@mit.edu>]

> I may be way off base here, but I think that Phil Jackson
> would love to coach the Celtics.  Look at the players we
> have now and then look at the Bulls teams which flurished
> under him.  Like the Bulls, we do not have a dominant center or a
> terrific point guard.   However, we do have three tremendous
> atheletes that would love the triangle offense. 

It wasn't athleticism that made the triangle offense work. It was
discipline and passing ability. And unlike the Bulls, we don't have 
Michael Jordan. I don't think there's a single instance of a triangle
offense succeeding in the pros without Jordan, is there? And Jordan
created almost all his shots one-on-one.

> Think about it, would
> you rather run the press for 20-30 minutes or work in an
> offense that creates shot by movement.  

If you are asking whether players would rather play offense
or defense, you are right, they prefer offense. But in reality
you do both, and I doubt that playing defense for Jackson is an
easy thing either. If you are thinking that the triangle offense
is going to attract free agents, I think Chicago's current 
situation speaks otherwise.

> This would be
> sort of a project for Phil.  A chance to take a team with
> really young players and make a dynasty out of it (plus
> a great chance to punk the Bulls).  I like Rick a lot, but I like
> championships even more.

If Jackson is motivated to create another dynasty, he's probably
going to look towards LA first, I hate to say.

Alex

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> Kevin
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